Indicator



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W if/ Patented Aug. 14, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE INDICATOR JohnB. Malatesta, J r., North Hollywood, Calif. Application February 23,1944, Serial No. 523,597

4 Claims.

This invention relates to an indicator for use in playing golf and it isan object of the invention to provide a device of this kind to be placedupon a pedal extremity of a player to enable the player to betterdetermine the position of his feet and better line up the ball withrespect to the tee.

The invention also has for an object to provide a device of this kind tofacilitate putting on the green, by providing a ighting line which theplayer may interpose between the ball and the hole temporarily toindicate the line along which the ball is to be driven.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of several parts of my improved indicatorwhereby certain important advantages are attained, as will behereinafter more fully set forth.

In order that my invention may be better understood, I will now proceedto describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawing,wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in top plan of an indicator constructed in accordancewith an embodiment of the invention and in applied position, the pedalextremities of a player using the indicator being indicated in fragmentby broken lines;

Figure 2 is an enlarged view in top plan of the device as hereinembodied unapplied;

Figure 3 is a view in side elevation of the device as illustrated inFigure 2; and

Figure 4 is a view in perspective from below of the device.

In the embodiment of the invention as illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, the indicator comprises an elongated flat plate I of desiredmaterial and dimensions, and which has its end portions 2, V-shaped withthe apices a thereofbers 4 which, when the indicator is in use, areadapted to anchor the device to a shoe of the player and preferably atthe lower part of the instep as shown in Figure 4. In the presentembodiment of the invention, the members 4 are engaged within the bottomlace openings 5, of the shoe S.

Whenthe indicator is in applied position, the apices a, and theinterposed connecting indicating line 3, provide means to facilitate theplayer lining up the golf ball with the green by positioning the footupon which the device is mounted with the indicating line parallelingthe line along which it is desired to drive the ball, thu resulting inthe golfer materially improving his game.

When putting on the green the player may temporarily interpose betweenthe ball and the hole the foot upon which the indicator is mounted, tofacilitate the formation of a mental picture of the correct line alongwhichthe ball must be driven in order to drop the putt.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obviousthat anindicator constructed in accordance with my invention is particularlywell adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility withwhich it may be assembled and operated.

I claim:

1. An indicator for use in playing golf comprising an elongated platehaving an indicating straight line extending lengthwise thereof, andmeans for attaching the plate to the instep portion of an article offoot gear to extend transversely thereof.

2. An indicator as set forth in claim 1 wherei the indicating lineextends from one end of the plate tothe other.

3. An indicator as set forth in claim 1 wherein the extremities of theplate are substantially V-shaped with the apices thereof outwardlydisposed and aligned with each other and with the indicating line,

4. An indicator as set forth in claim 1 wherein the means for attachingthe plate to the foot gear comprises members extending from theunderface of the plate to engage with lace openings in the foot gear.

JOHN B. MALATESTA, JR.

